Firaxis has announced a year’s worth of new content for Civilization VI. All owners of the game will continue to receive free regular updates to the game. This free content will include new maps, scenarios, and balance changes. Premium content will come with the purchase of the New Frontier Pass, which will be released in 6 packs over the coming year. These packs will include new civilizations, leaders, districts, buildings, city states, resources, and game modes. Discuss the new content with your fellow fanatics here.
Sid Meier’s Memoir! Coming in September
The creator of the original Civilization computer game, Sid Meier himself, has written a memoir that will be published this September. More information may be found in this PC Games article. Or check out the book’s website, which has links to places to pre-order it.

Civ IV Hall of Fame updated – 1 million points barrier broken on Duel!
The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 21 games were accepted since the previous update.
Congratulations to [b]@Anysense[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Duel, Marathon, Deity, Space Colony game for 1,050,473 points this is the first time anyone has beaten the 1m points barrier on a Duel map – an amazing achievement.
[b]@Walter_Wolf[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 5 games.
Only 2 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update:
[b]@Anysense[/b] – 1085 AD, Duel, Marathon, Deity, Space Colony game for 1,050,473 points.
[b]@sossos[/b] – 1720 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Diplomatic game for 133,106 points.
A number of players gained number one positions on harder difficulty levels:
[b]@Anysense[/b] with a 1085 AD, Duel, Marathon, Deity, Space Colony game for 1,050,473 points.
[b]@Walter_Wolf[/b] with a 930 AD, Large, Epic, Emperor, Domination game for 344,903 points.
A number of players gained a composite table High Score [i](i.e. Any Condition)[/i]:
[b]@Anysense[/b] with a 1085 AD, Duel, Marathon, Deity, game for 1,050,473 points.
PolyCast 359: 2020 Speculation & Brainstorming

The three hundred-and-fifty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “2020 DLC Speculation & Brainstorming“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade, along with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include:
Forum Talk
– 00h03m16s | TheMeInTeam’s Top 3 things in Civ VI (continued from last episode)
– 00h06m33s | TheMeInTeam’s Worst 3 things in Civ VI (continued from last episode)
– 00h21m55s | Civ VI DLC / expansion speculation
– 00h35m46s | Our ideas for DLC or expansions!
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.
PolyCast 358: We Really Do Like This Game, I Promise

The three hundred-and-fifty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “We Do Actually Like This Game, I Promise“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade, along with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include:
Forum Talk
– 00h01m10s | 3 Best & Worst Things About Civ VI
– 00h03m23s | DanQ’s 3 Worst
– 00h19m30s | MegaBearsFan’s 3 Worst
– 00h32m54s | Makahlua’s 3 Worst
– 00h47m48s | Makahlua’s 3 Best
– 00h58m36s | MegaBearsFan’s 3 Best
– 01h07m54s | DanQ’s 3 Best
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.
PolyCast 357: Everything is OP

The three hundred-and-fifty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “Everything is OP“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include:
Forum Talk
– 00h01m40s | Are Mountains OP?
– 00h33m57s | Most OP building – Walls
– 01h09m22s | Government Plaza Dilemma
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday
at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to
give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.
PolyCast 356: Working as Intended

The three hundred-and-fifty-sixth episode of PolyCast, “Working as Intended“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ. Topics for this episode include:
Senate
– 00h01m21s | Episode 354 Feedback
– 00h04m50s | Governors
– 01h01m35s | [Gathering Storm] Ottoman unique governor
– 01h06m30s | Victory conditions
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.
Please bear with us, as PolyCast is undergoing a lot of transition at the moment, and (as you all know) the whole world is kind of in chaos right now. As such, a lot of episode postings have been delayed. We’re working to get back onto a regular schedule, including live broadcasts and prompt release of episodes on the website.
PolyCast 355: Expansion Primer

The three hundred-and-fifty-fifth episode of PolyCast, “Expansion Primer“, features regular co-hosts Stephanie “Makahlua” and Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade with guest co-host DanQ and discusses the following:
Senate
– 00h02m00s | Governments and Policies
– 00h37m45s | [R&F] Era Score, Golden Ages, and Dark Ages
– 01h01m25s | [GS] Disasters and Climate Change
PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production recording live every other Saturday at 12 Noon US Eastern Time throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the Civilization community an interactive voice; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.
Please bear with us, as PolyCast is undergoing a lot of transition at the moment, and (as you all know) the whole world is kind of in chaos right now. As such, a lot of episode postings have been delayed. We’re working to get back onto a regular schedule, including live broadcasts and prompt release of episodes on the website.
We should be back this morning (noon, eastern) for live recording of episode 357, and I am hoping to have 356 on the website by the end of the weekend.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and happy Civ-ing!